The London Magazine, Or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer, Volume 2C. Ackers, 1733 - English essays |
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... City and Town of the Kingdom , were much difap- pointed , when they found their Rob- bers came off , by being fined in a certain Sum towards the Payment of the Publick Debts . This fhews , that Juftice with hot Iron Hands will never be ...
... City and Town of the Kingdom , were much difap- pointed , when they found their Rob- bers came off , by being fined in a certain Sum towards the Payment of the Publick Debts . This fhews , that Juftice with hot Iron Hands will never be ...
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On the City of Venice . WHEN Neptune in the fea bright Venice faw , And all the ocean that obey'd her law ; Go , Jove , he cry'd , and boast your Rome to me , Prefer the yellow Tiber to the Sea ; Then view both cities , and you'll ...
On the City of Venice . WHEN Neptune in the fea bright Venice faw , And all the ocean that obey'd her law ; Go , Jove , he cry'd , and boast your Rome to me , Prefer the yellow Tiber to the Sea ; Then view both cities , and you'll ...
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... city's crowd , the traffick of the main , Fields , woods , and countries , that we feem to fee All the vaft world's epitome in thee . So on Achilles ' target's various round , " Nature in miniature the furface crown'd ; The fculptur d ...
... city's crowd , the traffick of the main , Fields , woods , and countries , that we feem to fee All the vaft world's epitome in thee . So on Achilles ' target's various round , " Nature in miniature the furface crown'd ; The fculptur d ...
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... city's woes . But ah ! when moft the thought her hopes fe- cure , Charles fell , nor left her infant walls mature . That cloud did all our dawn of day difpel : In him that pile , in him this city fell . Much for her living fov'reign's ...
... city's woes . But ah ! when moft the thought her hopes fe- cure , Charles fell , nor left her infant walls mature . That cloud did all our dawn of day difpel : In him that pile , in him this city fell . Much for her living fov'reign's ...
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... City , it was unanimously refolved , as far as lies in their Power , to use the most dutiful and lawful Means they can , by themselves and Friends , ftrenu- oufly to oppose any new Excife , or any Extenfion of the Excife Laws , under ...
... City , it was unanimously refolved , as far as lies in their Power , to use the most dutiful and lawful Means they can , by themselves and Friends , ftrenu- oufly to oppose any new Excife , or any Extenfion of the Excife Laws , under ...
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Page 313 - A general history of printing ; from the first invention of it in the city of Mentz, to its propagation and progress thro' most of the kingdoms in Europe: particularly the introduction and success of it here in England.
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Page 554 - As to those clamours which have been raised without doors, and which are now so much insisted on, it is very well known by whom and by what methods they were raised, and it is no difficult matter to guess with what views ; but I am very far from taking them to be the sense of the nation, or believing that the sentiments of the generality of the people were thereby expressed . The most part of the people concerned in those clamours did not speak their own sentiments.
Page 384 - ... and that the danger from the pretender was the more to be feared, because they did not know but he was then breeding his son a Protestant.
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Page 266 - His majefty went to the , houfe of peers, and gave ' the royal aflent to the following bills, viz. The bill, to continue an aft for allowing the free importation of wheat and wheat-flour, barley, barley -meal, and pulfe, for a further limited time, from any part of Europe.
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Page 603 - ... charged upon tobacco and wines, all the .papers relating to these duties were submitted to the perusal of the members : the commissioners of the customs and excise were ordered to attend the house, the avenues of which were...
Page 284 - Sinking-Fund to the Difcharge of thofe Debts, for the Difcharge of which thefe Taxes were intended and given : if fome Part of this Fund therefore continue to be mortgaged off, and other Parts to be applied to the current Service, even in the...